Archive for 2025
Large solar proposal in Chester gets a public airing
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC It’s ironic that a glitch in the video conferencing system at Town Hall delayed a meeting Monday about a large solar field proposed for 14 acres along Route 103 south in Chester, but Planning Commission members found a workaround and the presentation went on, albeit late. Thomas […]
Eagle Scout candidate works to raise funds for Cobleigh Field scoreboard
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC If Jacob Studin has his way, next spring people attending Chester Recreation’s softball games at Cobleigh Field will know the score, and he will have reached the pinnacle of scouting. For his Eagle Scout project, Studin, 15, decided to raise the funds to buy and install a […]
Chester featured in presentation on creating resilient public spaces beautifully Public invited to Aug. 21 event at Town Hall
By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A stone table down a stone path on a dead end street, its backdrop a swinging bridge. A gracefully curling bench surrounded by flowering perennials. A town-owned flood area, with trees planted along the embankment. A flat expanse of land once dotted with homes is now a riverside […]
Will more screening tests improve your health? 'Soup & Sandwich Series' talk Aug. 15 in Londonderry
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch of Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Massachusetts will present a talk titled “Will More Screening Tests Really Make You More Healthy?” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15 at Neighborhood Connections, 5700 Route 100 in the Mountain Marketplace in Londonderry. This is part of its “Soup and Sandwich […]
Regional premiere of Vermont-based play Aug. 20 in Weston
Weston Theater Company takes audiences on a moving journey about love, migration and finding home in A Distinct Society, playing from Aug. 20 through 31 at Walker Farm, 705 Main St. in Weston. Set in the unique Haskell Free Library, a real-life building that straddles the U.S.-Canada border between Vermont and Québec, the play follows […]
Non-Violent Direct Action Training in Chester Aug. 17
There is a lot going on these days: large-scale pro-democracy demonstrations all across the country, smaller weekly rallies in response to various political threats, the occasional sit-in at a municipal, state or federal building. There comes a time when passive demonstrations with clever signs are not enough to respond to escalating authoritarianism. If you are […]
Ludlow Rotary preps for Duck Race Aug. 16
Ludlow Rotary Club is gearing up for its 26th annual Ralph D. Hogencamp Memorial Duck Race down the Black River, which begins at noon on Saturday, Aug. 16. The Mount Holly Volunteer Fire Department is the beneficiary of this year’s event. The rubber duckies, purchased by individuals and businesses, will be dumped into the river […]
Magic Trash art program at Derry Library Aug. 15
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites kids and adults to attend a program at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15 about the work of artist Tyree Guyton and his “Magic Trash.” Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey, who once wrote a book about recycle art with her students, will lead the hour […]
Former GM teacher named to Nebraska U. alumni board, given Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Jonathan Rice, former science and math teacher and track and field coach at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, was recently named to a three-year term on the Alumni Advisory Board for the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The board promotes the recognition, welfare and progress of […]
To the editor: Scott’s ‘measured approach’ toward Trump admin is the wrong one for Vermont
In recent weeks, Gov. Phil Scott has once again made it clear that he is unwilling to fully confront the Trump administration. When pressed on the matter, the governor maintained that he wouldn’t “sign on to every single lawsuit on everything the Trump administration does,” saying such a strategy wouldn’t be “beneficial” and would make […]
Pasture Pals series returns to VINE beginning Aug. 10
VINE Sanctuary’s free Pasture Pals program is back for five Sundays, at 201 Massey Road in Springfield, beginning on Aug. 10. It gives children 6 years of age and older the opportunity to learn from the animals themselves, instead of from books or cartoons. Please arrive on time. Sessions begin promptly at 11 a.m.; late […]
Discuss disaster recovery with Doug Farnham at Newfane, Londonderry events Aug. 12
As part of Gov. Phil Scott’s Capital for a Day in Windham County on Tuesday, Aug. 12, Chief Recovery Officer Douglas Farnham will be holding two roundtable sessions on disaster recovery. These events are meant to bring together staff and leadership from towns in the region to share issues and best practices for recovery and […]
‘A Christmas Caroler’ presented at Old Parish Church in Weston Aug. 10
Old Parish Church, Wilder Memorial Library and Little Yellow House Studio present the world premiere of A Christmas Caroler, a Dramatic Reading with Carols, written and performed by Renae Baker, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Old Parish Church, 100 Main St. in Weston. The event is free; doors open at 6:30 […]
Meet Vermont Academy’s new Head of School
Vermont Academy invites the local community to a special Meet & Greet event to welcome Mike Peller, the school’s new Head of School, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Main Street Arts, 5 Main St. in Saxtons River. This casual, drop-in event is an opportunity for friends, neighbors, families, and alumni […]
Chester’s National Night Out a big draw for families
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC While rain threatened late in the afternoon, Chester instead was graced with beautiful weather and a large turnout for its National Night Out on Tuesday night. The event took place at the Pinnacle recreation area and although it can be hard to count people in a venue […]
Appetizers & Mocktails with legislators Aug. 12
Residents of Windham and Windsor counties are invited to a Round Table Discussion with local legislators from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Springfield Area Parent Child Center’s Workforce Development and Training Center, 51 Jack & Jill Lane, North Springfield. This casual, free event offers the opportunity to ask questions and […]
Entries wanted for Annual Local Art Show in Derry
The Londonderry Art and Historical Society is looking for pieces to display in its Annual Local Art Show to be held at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry, from late-August to mid-October. Artwork can be no larger than 30 by 30 inches. Needlework, jewelry, cards and matted prints will also be accepted. […]
College News
Addison Kujovsky of South Londonderry and neuroscience major who graduated in May, has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., for the spring 2025 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be a current member of the Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027, have carried a […]
Embrace health: Whiting hosts four-week Wednesday series
Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, presents a four-week health and wellness lecture series beginning at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday morning in August. Jade Twombly, a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and the founder of Move Holistic Health and Nutrition and the Move Grow Rise Podcast, will cover various topics, including nutrition, sleep, aging and more. […]
Hands-on Art Workshop at Whiting Aug. 8
Whiting Library invites people of all ages to discover hands-on, engaging art projects with Art Lab for Kids author Susan Schwake at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8. Experiment with Orizome, a Japanese-style folding and dyeing technique used to make beautiful paper that can be used to wrap gifts, make cards and envelopes or frame […]
